4-month-old baby games: third week

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Two fun games to play with your baby this week.

Shhh! Listen in

Your baby loves listening to your voice, and at this stage it's really helping to develop his language skills. Make it extra fun for him by using your baby monitor as a walkie-talkie. He'll be surprised to learn that he can hear you even when you're not nearby.

Skills developed:verbal, sense of object permanence (the concept that out-of-sight objects still exist)

What you'll need: a two-way baby monitor

Lay your baby in his cot or safely on the floor. Place the speaker from your baby monitor next to him, then leave the room and spend a minute or two speaking gently into the microphone. Describe where you are in the house, make remarks about the weather, your plans for the day, or your baby himself. This game works particularly well if you have a friend round who can stay with your baby and join in the conversation. When you reappear in the room, your baby will be pleasantly surprised!

Aeroplane takeoff

Here's a game that gives you some quality-time with your baby while teaching her about the sheer joy of movement. You'll be helping her to hone those developing motor skills as you "fly" her body through the air.

Sit cross-legged with your baby in your lap facing away from you. Hold her firmly with one hand and place your other hand on the floor just behind you to support your back. Keeping your legs crossed, raise them up with your baby resting on them. As she goes up, say, "Aeroplane taking off, up, up and away!" and, as you lower her back down: "Aeroplane coming in for a landing!" Encourage your baby to raise her arms out to the sides and make aeroplane wings. As she gets older, you can raise and lower your legs a bit faster.

If you're feeling adventurous, you could try playing this game in a shallow bath. Using the same movement, you can lift your baby just clear of the water, then create a gentle splash as you lower her back in, announcing, "Seaplane launching" and "Seaplane splashdown!"

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My baby boy love tickling,slapshdown he smils and make loud sound starting from a cool voice then graduating to a loud one playfullly....But for now his eating habit has reduced, I thank God for this site to let mee know that he might behave like that at 4month.
My mind is at rest,my baby is doing well and very active. Prince Okechukwu. From Nigeria

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